Scotch Whisky reviews

Chivas is one of the top blended scotch whisky from Perno-Ricard along with Ballantine's. Originaly blended by yet another early 19th century grocer. Actually, a pair in this case: the Chivas brothers…

This bottle was acquired sooner than later as the LCBO in Ontario has now marked this as 'discontinued' in its' inventory offerings. The distillery itself is slightly mysterious, in part due to the lack…

This Auchentoshan is also 'old style', as they say. It's a vatting of 13 casks (numbers 2952 to 2957 and 4365 to 4371), of which 6 were distilled on 4/9/1978 and 7 on 21/11/1978. It was bottled at the…

I also tasted this one over the weekend.Nose: Vanilla, clean and crisp, some caramel. Taste: Sweet and malty. Vanilla. Taste of sea salt and a hint of smoke.Finish: Long and warm

I hear a lot about Oban from friends and I was able to finally taste it over the weekend.Nose: Sweet fruity with a hint of caramel. There was a very light smokiness present.Taste: Sweet honey and light…

My In-Laws had a bottle of this in the back of their closet. With their blessing I was able to taste it.Nose: Soft and rounded with apples and cinnamonTaste: Sweet and smooth. A nice sweet syrup fills…

This Banff 1975 won a silver medal in the 2010 Malt Maniacs Awards. The label says “bourbon cask” but I really wouldn’t be too sure about that…Banff 34 yo 1975 (44,1%, A.D. Rattray 2010, bourbon cask…